Crying (album)

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Crying
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1962
RecordedFebruary 27, 1961 - November 15, 1961
StudioRCA Victor Studio B, Nashville
Genre
Length29:23
LabelMonument (M 4007)
ProducerFred Foster
Roy Orbison chronology
Roy Orbison at the Rock House
(1961)
Crying
(1962)
Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
(1962)

Crying is the 3rd album by Roy Orbison, released in 1962. It was his 2nd album on the Monument Record label. The album name comes from the 1961 hit song of the same name. In 2002 the song was honored with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award, and In 2004, it ranked #69 on Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". The album itself was ranked #136 on Pitchfork's 200 Best Albums of the 1960s.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson, except where indicated

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Crying" 2:45
2."The Great Pretender"Buck Ram3:02
3."Love Hurts"Boudleaux Bryant2:28
4."She Wears My Ring"Felice & Boudleaux Bryant2:30
5."Wedding Day" 2:06
6."Summersong" 2:45
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Dance"2:52
2."Lana"2:17
3."Loneliness"2:27
4."Let's Make a Memory"2:18
5."Nite Life"2:32
6."Running Scared"2:14

Personnel[edit]

Technical
  • Bill Porter - recording engineer

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Segretto, Mike (2022). "Rock and Roll: The First Eight Years". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 23. ISBN 9781493064601.
  2. ^ "The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "Crying - Roy Orbison". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

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